Advanced Nurse Practitioner​/Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Clinical Triage and Minor Illness

Church Lane Medical Centre is seeking an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) / Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our clinical team.

The role is 8am to 2pm four days per week onsite.

The principal focus of this role will be telephone-based clinical triage and assessment of patients requesting same-day care. The post holder will be based on site and work closely with a dedicated administrator to work through the practice assessment list, ensuring that patients receive a safe and appropriate clinical response within the same day.

The successful candidate will work autonomously, using advanced clinical assessment, clinical reasoning and independent prescribing skills to assess undifferentiated presentations, identify clinical risk and urgency, provide appropriate treatment and advice, and determine the most appropriate pathway for each patient.

The role will predominantly involve telephone triage. However, flexibility is essential and the successful candidate will be expected to undertake face-to-face minor illness/acute clinical sessions when required, including the possibility that one of their usual four working days may be allocated to a face-to-face clinic rather than telephone triage.

Ideally the post holder will also be able to provide reasonable clinical cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave, sickness or increased service demand, within their professional scope of practice.

• Undertaking autonomous telephone assessment and clinical triage of patients presenting with acute, urgent and same-day clinical problems.
• Assessing clinical urgency, recognising red flags and identifying patients requiring urgent or emergency intervention.
• Providing appropriate clinical advice, treatment, prescribing and safety-netting.
• Determining whether patients require telephone management, face-to-face assessment, GP review, investigation, referral or another appropriate clinical pathway.
• Arranging investigations, referrals and follow-up where clinically appropriate.
• Maintaining accurate and timely clinical records.
• Working closely with the practice administrator to ensure the daily assessment workload is managed safely and efficiently.
• Undertaking face-to-face minor illness and acute clinical assessment clinics when required.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, ANPs/ACPs, nurses, pharmacists, administrative staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Participating in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and continuing professional development.

Church Lane Medical Centre is a friendly and forward-thinking GP practice in Scunthorpe. We pride ourselves on a positive working environment where colleagues are encouraged to contribute their skills and ideas. We have a strong work ethic and are committed to providing safe, high-quality care for our patients.

We value our staff and recognise the importance of maintaining a supportive workplace where clinicians can work autonomously while having access to colleagues for advice and reassurance. We encourage professional development and make full use of the skills and expertise within our team.

Our practice supports almost 11,000 patients.

• Undertake autonomous telephone assessment and triage of patients presenting with acute, urgent and same-day clinical problems.
• Work systematically through the daily clinical assessment list in conjunction with the practice administrator.
• Ensure patients receive an appropriate clinical response within the same day.
• Obtain a comprehensive clinical history and undertake appropriate remote clinical assessment.
• Use advanced clinical reasoning to assess undifferentiated presentations and determine clinical priority.
• Recognise red flags, clinical deterioration and potentially serious or time-critical presentations.
• Determine the most appropriate pathway for each patient, including:
• telephone management;
• face-to-face assessment;
• GP review;
• another member of the multidisciplinary team;
• investigation;
• referral;
• urgent or emergency assessment.
• Provide appropriate treatment, advice and safety-netting.
• Arrange appropriate investigations, referrals and follow-up.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and clinically appropriate records.

• Undertake face-to-face assessment and management of patients presenting with minor illness and acute clinical problems when required.
• Assess, diagnose and manage…